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Tomás Pessanha

Tomás Pessanha

Biografia

Tomás Pessanha is a partner at Garrigues (www.garrigues.com/pt/pt-PT), where he leads the Corporate/M&A practice in the Porto office. He primarily focuses on corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions (including private equity and venture capital), and has played a key role in some of the most significant transactions in the northern region of Portugal in recent years, advising both domestic and international clients.

Tomás holds a postgraduate degree in Communications Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, attended a Management for Lawyers program at the Faculty of Economics and Management of the Portuguese Catholic University (Porto), and completed a negotiation program at Harvard Law School. He frequently lectures and speaks at courses, seminars, and conferences on corporate and commercial law topics.

In addition to his legal practice, Tomás serves as Chairman and Vice Chairman of shareholder meetings for several Portuguese companies. He is a member of the IBA’s Corporate and M&A Committee and is consistently recognized as one of the leading lawyers in Portugal and the Porto market by directories such as Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, IFLR, and Best Lawyers.